Placopterus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least four described species in Placopterus.[1][2][3]
| Placopterus | |
|---|---|
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| Placopterus thoracicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cleridae |
| Subfamily: | Clerinae |
| Genus: | Placopterus Wolcott, 1910 |
Species edit
These four species belong to the genus Placopterus:
- Placopterus cyanipennis (Klug, 1842)
- Placopterus haagi (Chevrolat, 1876)
- Placopterus subcostatus (Schaeffer, 1917)
- Placopterus thoracicus (Olivier, 1795)
References edit
- ^ "Placopterus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Placopterus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Placopterus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links edit
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